Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

groma

/ɡɹˈɑmə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gro-ma
IPA: /ɡɹˈɑmə/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Roman surveying instrument having plumb lines hanging from four arms at right angles.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin grōma, from Ancient Greek γνῶμᾰ (gnômă)

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: *ǵneh₃-, γνῶμᾰ

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

gromas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

gromatic

Rhymes With

obama drama mama lama momma mamma osama comma sama rama yokohama llama

Questions

How do you pronounce groma?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹˈɑmə/.
What does groma mean?: A Roman surveying instrument having plumb lines hanging from four arms at right angles.
Where does groma come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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